About the Authors

Aziza A. A. Adam

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Tytgat Institute for Liver and Intestinal Research, Academic Medical Center (AMC), University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Vincent A. van der Mark

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Tytgat Institute for Liver and Intestinal Research, Academic Medical Center (AMC), University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Experimental Surgical Laboratory, Academic Medical Center (AMC), University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Joanne M. Donkers

Roles Investigation, Methodology, Writing – original draft

Affiliation Tytgat Institute for Liver and Intestinal Research, Academic Medical Center (AMC), University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Manon E. Wildenberg

Roles Investigation, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Tytgat Institute for Liver and Intestinal Research, Academic Medical Center (AMC), University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Department Of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Academic Medical Center (AMC), University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Ronald P. J. Oude Elferink

Roles Conceptualization, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Tytgat Institute for Liver and Intestinal Research, Academic Medical Center (AMC), University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Robert A. F. M. Chamuleau

Roles Conceptualization, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Tytgat Institute for Liver and Intestinal Research, Academic Medical Center (AMC), University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Ruurdtje Hoekstra

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Supervision, Validation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

r.hoekstra@amc.uva.nl

Affiliations Tytgat Institute for Liver and Intestinal Research, Academic Medical Center (AMC), University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Experimental Surgical Laboratory, Academic Medical Center (AMC), University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Competing Interests

RAFMC is Chief Scientific Officer of the university spin-off company Hep-Art Medical Devices B.V that holds the exclusive license to the AMC-Bioartificial liver. RH was previously employed part-time by Hep-Art Medical Devices B.V. The authors have no other relevant affiliations or financial involvement with any organization or entity with a financial interest in or financial conflict with the subject matter or materials discussed in the manuscript apart from those disclosed. This does not alter our adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.